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Dictionary definition of “lesbian bed death”

lesbian bed death

n. the decline of sexual relations between a committed lesbian couple. Subjects: English, Sex & Sexuality

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Citations: 1992 [sik@grosz.esd.sgi.com (Seth Katz)] Usenet: rec.music.video (Oct. 6) “Re: The girls of music video”: Railing against lesbian bed death, she vows to marry a real man, like a college sophmore in Computer Science. 1995 John Haslett Cuff Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) (Nov. 29) “Hutton has brains ‘n’ beauty” p. C1: The talk I heard was exclusively about relationships and careers, subjects ranging from lesbian “bed death” (translation: domestic sexual ennui) and “toxic men,” mostly those who have never been married or ever had a long, serious relationship with a woman. 2000 D. Merilee Clunis, G. Dorsey Green Lesbian Couples (Aug. 1) 3 ed., p. 104: Greta is more interested in sex than her partner, Jen. If the frequency or intensity of their sex life slips a bit, Greta is convinced it is the beginning of “lesbian bed death.”

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